Yugoslavia: Information on whether people are being coerced into acting as drug couriers between Yugoslavia and other countries, and on whether such people would be able to seek protection by the police from the people coercing them
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | YUG20412.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Yugoslavia: Information on whether people are being coerced into acting as drug couriers between Yugoslavia and other countries, and on whether such people would be able to seek protection by the police from the people coercing them, 1 May 1995, YUG20412.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac741f.html [accessed 3 June 2023] |
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Information on the above-mentioned subjects could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. However, for information on a Belgrade gang engaged in drug smuggling, on the relationship between the mafia and the police, and on the ability of the police to protect people from the mafia, which may be of interest, please consult the NRC Handelsblad attachment.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this information request.
Attachment
NRC Handelsblad [Rotterdam, in Dutch]. 7 January 1995. "Article Views State of Belgrade Economy, Mafia." (FBIS-EEU-95-013 20 Jan. 1995, pp. 67-69)
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RFE/RL Research Reports [Munich]. Weekly.
Revue européenne des migrations internationales [Poitiers]. Bi-Monthly.
Uncaptive Minds [New York]. Quarterly.
On-line search of media sources.
Oral sources.
